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More than two dozen Democrats are demanding Defense Secretary Mark Esper allow service members to fly LGBT Pride and Native Nation flags, which were banned when Esper issued a broad flag policy that was intended to target the Confederate battle flag.

“We ask that you immediately revise the new policy on flag display, explicitly ban the Confederate battle flag, and ensure that service members can express support for diversity and inclusion through the display of sovereign Native Nations and LGBTQ Pride flags,” the Democrats wrote in a letter to Esper released Friday.

The letter was organized by Democratic Reps. Anthony Brown (Md.), Jackie Speier (Calif.) and Chris Pappas (N.H.) and co-signed by 31 other House Democrats.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter.

At issue is a policy Esper released earlier this month as military leaders clamored for a ban on the Confederate flag after symbols and tributes to the Confederacy became a flashpoint of the nationwide protests against racial injustices and police violence.

The new policy does not explicitly ban the Confederate flag. Rather, it specifies which flags are allowed, a list that does not include the Confederate banner, effectively banning it.

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https://thehill.com/policy/defense/509985-democrats-demand-esper-allow-pride-native-nations-flags-explicitly-ban

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